Search results for "pets"
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Are sacred caves still safe havens for the endemic bats of Madagascar?
2018
AbstractDespite conservation discourses in Madagascar increasingly emphasizing the role of customary institutions for wildlife management, we know relatively little about their effectiveness. Here, we used semi-structured interviews with 54 adults in eight villages to investigate whether sacred caves and taboos offer conservation benefits for cave-dwelling bats in and around Tsimanampetsotsa National Park, south-west Madagascar. Although some caves were described as sites of spiritual significance for the local communities, most interviewees (c. 76%) did not recognize their present-day sacred status. Similarly, only 22% of the interviewees recognized taboos inhibiting bat hunting and consum…
Genomic characterization of the Braque Français type Pyrénées dog and relationship with other breeds
2018
The evaluation of genetic variability is a useful research tool for the correct management of selection and conservation strategies in dog breeds. In addition to pedigree genealogies, genomic data allow a deeper knowledge of the variability and genetic structure of populations. To date, many dog breeds, such as small regional breeds, still remain uncharacterized. Braque Français type Pyrénées (BRA) is a dog breed originating from a very old type of gun-dog used for pointing the location of game birds to hunters. Despite the ancient background, the knowledge about levels of genetic diversity, degree of inbreeding and population structure is scarce. This may raise concerns on the possibility …
Rigidity of quasisymmetric mappings on self-affine carpets
2016
We show that the class of quasisymmetric maps between horizontal self-affine carpets is rigid. Such maps can only exist when the dimensions of the carpets coincide, and in this case, the quasisymmetric maps are quasi-Lipschitz. We also show that horizontal self-affine carpets are minimal for the conformal Assouad dimension.
Cuccioli, pets e altre carinerie: un’introduzione
2018
“Nel cuore umano c’è posto solo per una data quantità d’amore e d’affetto: quando ci si piazza un pupo, il cane deve andarsene”. Questa frase, pronunciata dal cane vagabondo Biagio, protagonista insieme alla cagnolina Lilli di un vecchio film1 (siamo nel 1955) della Disney, vuole essere un ammonimento. Egli, memore di chissà quale delusione, si rivolge al suo uditorio di cani di quartiere, invitandoli a non farsi troppe illusioni sull’affidabilità degli umani: meglio non concedere il privilegio della fedeltà, virtù cardinale canina, a dei soggetti che finirebbero per non meritarsela. Meglio, insomma, restare randagi e liberi. Ma la sua esortazione non può che suonare, agli spettatori…
Motores de búsqueda y derechos de autor: infracción y responsabilidad
2015
Los motores de búsqueda se configuran como herramientas indispensables para localizar fácilmente cualquier tipo de información entre las más de tres billones de páginas web existentes en la red. Estos buscadores se presentan, de facto, como instrumentos básicos para que todo usuario pueda tener acceso a la información, cultura y educación, de manera que están convirtiéndose en unas herramientas indispensables para el libre desarrollo de las personas. Sin embargo, a pesar de estas ventajas, en ocasiones, los buscadores vuelcan contenidos protegidos en la página de resultados sin autorización de su titular, de forma que de no mediar algún límite o excepción tasado en la ley, pueden estar vuln…
Educar en la diversitat. Una proposta d'educació literària a l'aula de Magisteri
2016
L’objectiu d’aquest article és presentar una experiència duta a terme en l’assignatura «Formació literària en l’aula d’Educació Infantil» durant el curs 2014-2015, a partir de la necessitat educar l’alumnat en la diversitat i amb la incorporació de la literatura, la dramatització i els titelles com a poderoses eines de presa de consciència, de reflexió i de diàleg sobre la diferència. Des de la investigació sobre literatura infantil i amb la diversitat afectivosexual com a eix, els grups de treball van iniciar un debat sobre la (in)visibilitat de la majoria d’aquestes obres, i també dels prejudicis i estereotips que romanen en un gran nombre d’obres infantils. Considerem que l’experiència v…
High resolution 80Se(n,γ) cross section measurement at CERN n_TOF and development of the novel i-TED detection system
2022
El proceso (-s) de captura lenta de neutrones es responsable de la formación de la mitad de los elementos más pesados que el hierro en el universo. A pesar de la larga escala de tiempo de este proceso, la larga vida media de algunos isótopos inestables a lo largo del flujo de reacción del proceso-s crea puntos de ramificación que conducen a una división de la ruta de la nucleosíntesis. 79Se (t1/2 = 3.27 x 10^5 y) representa uno de los núcleos ramificados-s más relevantes y debatidos por dos razones principales. Por un lado, la existencia de estados excitados de baja energía en el 79Se, cuya población puede variar con la temperatura del medio estelar, hace que el patrón de abundancia local…
Target Analysis and Retrospective Screening of Multiple Mycotoxins in Pet Food Using UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap HRMS
2019
A comprehensive strategy combining a quantitative method for 28 mycotoxins and a post-target screening for other 245 fungal and bacterial metabolites in dry pet food samples were developed using an acetonitrile-based extraction and an ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry (UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap HRMS) method. The proposed method showed satisfactory validation results according to Commission Decision 2002/657/EC. Average recoveries from 72 to 108% were obtained for all studied mycotoxins, and the intra-/inter-day precision were below 9 and 14%, respectively. Results showed mycotoxin contamination in 99% of pet food samples (n = 89) at concentratio…
Zvaigžņotā Debess: 2007/08, Ziema
2007
Latvijas Zinātnes padome, Latvijas Universitāte
Pet dogs' behavior when the owner and an unfamiliar person attend to a faux rival.
2017
While dog owners ascribe different emotions to their pets, including jealousy, research on secondary emotions in nonhuman animals is very limited and, so far, only one study has investigated jealousy in dogs (Canis familiaris). This work explores jealousy in dogs one step further. We conducted two studies adapting a procedure devised to assess jealousy in human infants. In each study 36 adult dogs were exposed to a situation in which their owner and a stranger ignored them while directing positive attention towards three different objects: a book, a puppet and a fake dog (Study 1: furry; Study 2: plastic). Overall, the results of both studies do not provide evidence that the behavioral resp…